The claim: Saturated fats are not unhealthy. The claim that it would be, widely circulated in dietary advice, is based on bad science. We have no evidence that saturated fat consumption is linked to heart diseases.
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The response: There are good reasons to believe that saturated fats are associated with heart diseases, but recent studies have painted a much more complex picture than the simple saturated fats bad, unsaturated fats good often proclaimed. Reducing saturated fat intake for people with an increased heart disease risk remains a good idea, but infrequent consumption of saturated fats is likely not a big problem.
